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, 1887-05-27
Quest. at Enr1ish Hotels.

There is more personal attention paid
to guests in a certain sense by the ser
wants of the English hotels than In ours.
But as 1t is a service chiefly directed
against the pocketbooks OF the guests it
soon becomes very annoying. At all of
tho leading hotels of London there is a
uniformed porter at the door. If there
are n or two inside doors you will find
a porter in uniform at each one of these.
At the elevator often stands q porter in
the uniform Of a chassem. You will
find at every turn and bend in any great
London hotel a gayly uniformed servant
ready to step across your path and insist
upon helping you in the most trivial way,
but expecting always in return for each
act a sixpence. The very way that a
porter bows to a man as he leaves the
house is suggestive Of the ~sixpence. All
of this show and attention has not the
slightest semblance of hospitality.
The English people as a class do not
live in hotels. Every Englishman, how
ever poor, keeps house. They are very
fond of shutting themselves up behind
regular forts OF walls. Since the sunny
days have come / nave taken a number
of walks through the residence portion
of London, and l do not think, during
the many miles that l have walked
about. that l nave found a house open
even to the most casual view Of the gen.
eral public. Even the smallest cottages
have brick walls built around them, and
the visitors who desire to enter must ring
a bell in the side of the door in the gar
den wal.-T. c. Crawford in New York
World.
, 1887-05-27
A one.tlen in phr.lo1ogr.

Why the walls of the stomach and in
testines are not themselves digested by
their own fluids has for more than 100
years been a mooted question in physi-
ology. DIR. John Hunter maintained
that it was because these tissues were
living, and other theories have been adj
vanced, but none satisfactory. DIR. J..
w. Warren, in a paper in the Boston
Medical and Surgical Journal, gives the
results of twenty experiments of his W
made on fifty frogs. He suspended the
legs of the frogs while living in an artif-
cial gastric juice (that is, pepsin and
hydrochloric acid and found that the
muscular tissue was digested, as shown
by the presence of peptone, the frog re-
manning alive throughout the expert
ment. When acid was used without the
pepsin the muscle was softened and dis
solved, but not peptonized, and therefore
not digested. 1t thus appears that living
tissues may be digested, and the problem
is still msolved LII Herald.
, 1887-05-27
Ip,roauc,ps III. sars,. snan.

i q Y lately n1Hfc q humble or e1ortH
to introduce to st. Louis epicures the
edible snail of France and Germany, and
have been uniformly unsuccessful, not
because of the failure of the epicures to
appreciate the ~delicacies, but because of
the difficulty l found in getting the snails
from Europe here. / have 30 far OBJ
tanned, after several months message
sending by friends visiting the continent,
only two snails. With these / would
have started a snail farm, but they died
through. my neglect. If the dish were
once brought to the notice Of the palates
of the local gourmands their importation
here would soon become a great business
and the snail would soon rival the soft
crab and oyster as o luxury,
New Orleans is the largest consumer Of
snaiis In this country, and they cook
them there dehciousiy. The snails are
first thrown into hot water and killed.
Then they are washed in a weak solution
of lye, which removes the slime, and the
shells are cleaned With stronger lye. Then
the meats are boiled and replaced in the
shells, with q dressing of bread and pars-
ley, and thus prepared the snails are
roasted. When the covers are removed
from the dish, one must eat the snails,
whether one likes them or not, the flavor
Is so enchanting. They can be eaten in
two ways: The meat can be picked out
with a fork, o the shell may be put to
the mouth and the snail sucked out
bodily.-Globe- Democrat Interview.
, 1887-05-27
A Giant chestnut Tree.

On the farm OF John Guinther, In Rock
land township, Berks county, Pennsyl-
vania, a chestnut tree was recently cut
down, which for size is probably not ex-
cdled in the state. 1t raeasured4e I-2
feet in circumference, 10sfeet 2 inches
across the butt, and yielded twelve cords
Of firewood. 1t was solid to the core yet,
and only Last season a crop of about
three and one-half bushels of chestnuts
wns secured from it. TIE ~iconcentric
rings in the wood were clearly marked,
and possessing an inquiring mind the
owner counted them, and this established
the fact that h tree sprung up from the
parent chestnut about $50 years ago. The
most remarkable fact in connection with
the old forest monarch. however. was the
discovery, in splitting it up. of a small
hollow metal tube solidly imbedded in the
wood o., the trunk about three feet inward
from the outer surface, and which upon
examination was found 10 contain q strip
Of paper on which was written with ink
in German, the following inscription:
Johann Jacob Walter, Tubingen, King
dom Of Wurtenber, Ammo 1765.o' The
superstition is that the tube was for some
mysterious purpose hid in the tree when
Of ordinary size by boring into it with an
augur and then plugging it up, and that
Afterwards the puhct1re wasgrown over.
philadelphia Call.
, 1887-05-27


That there are from one to two millions Of
Gypsies in America to-day is an assertion
1 confidently make, based upon a quarter
oentury's study OF, and more than three
years actual ~companionship with, this
people in their homes and tents and upon
the road; from careful inquiries in all
parts Of the country, Involving much cor
r~espondence; from actual Lists of Gypsy
families md heads Of families il my
possession, and from moderate computa-
tons made with these aids, after careful
scrutiny by reliable Gypsy chiefs has been
secured. This is a startling statement to
thoughtful men.
The Gypsy has been merely regarded as
a romancer's bugaboo, or as only existing
among us as an occasional straggler along
the pleasant c~ountrysides. But their pres
ence and marvellous growth IN numbers
must be recognized. They will shortly
comprise an important factor in social,
economic and ethic consideration. How
the sly fellows have come, is no especial
marvel when known. Before the Revo-
luton, several thousands were here.
During that period many thousands more
came as impressed British soldiers, de
serted and remained, or at the close OF
the var mustered themselves out and
merged into the large nucleus already
FORMED. These were the pioneers which
swiftly sent secret word to every part of
the inhahitable globe that America was
the Gypsy's heaven, and to come TO it
without delay.-Edgar l. Wakeman in
PHILADELPHIA Times.
, 1887-05-27

The two best friends of our glorious
Fourth" said a dealer, "are Chow-Hing
and Choey Sun of Canton. The bows
find fewer '~sissers' in apack of their FIRE
crackers than in any other make. Theirs
are the kind that go off best with us,
anyhow. When you see that red label
with the gold dragon on it you may be
sure you are buying firecrackers that will
crack. See that matted and rattaned
package there like a chest of tea? In that
are exactly 26,4S0 crackers. It takes in
eight boxes, with forty packs in each box
and in every pack sixty-four crackers.
Some packs contain seventy-two crackers,
but fully 90 per cent. OF our importations
are what we call '40-64s.'"
"How many packages like that come
on one ship?' he was asked.
Five thousand is quite an ordinary in
voice. That would be just 102, 400, 600
of the crackers. How would you like to
float for four months atop that much
powderf These crackers arriving to-day
were ordered as long back as September
and October. In China crackers are
dearest III November and December,
when the Celestials are busy working for
their own jollification when the native
new year comes New York Sun.
, 1887-05-27
Prices 10 ssIfE times. Cloth
ing and all Kinds Of mems
sOeas. cheaper than eUer at
.u. JNfarks, Eddy street.

At the coronation 81 King Kalakaua,
In 1888, he wore the royal mantle of Ka-
niehameha I, one Of the most superb
emblems of royalty ever worn by king or
kaiser. As may be supposed, it is care
fully kept at the palace. 1t is n semi
circular cloak about four feet in length,
covering al area of twenty-five Square
feet when spread out, and IL Is made of
the small, golden hued feathers of the
90. These feathers, each about the size
of ones little finger nail, are fastened to
a fine network Of fiber made from the
bark of the olona, OVERLAPPING each other.
There are at least 5000 OF these feathers
used in the cloak; there are but two
taken from each bird, which have to be
shared in the dense woods, the feathers
plucked and the birds released; it was a
crime to kill them. The birds are by no
means abundant, necessarily the value of
the cloak is very great, and the Keeping
Of It in order an endless task. This man
tie is worn only by the reigning sovereign.
There are shorter capes and cloaks worn
by allies or Chiefs their length being reg
uiated by the rank Of tho wearer.-Hon-
olulu Cor. Cleveland Leader.
, 1887-05-27

What a truly beautiful world we live inl
Nature gives us grandeur Of mountains,
glens and oceans. and thousands of means
Of enjoyment. We can desire no better
when in perfect health; but how often do
the majority of people feel like giving it
up disheartened, discouraged and worn
out with disease, when there is no coca
sion for this feeling, as every sufferer can
easily obtain satisfactory proof, that
Green's August Floper will make them
free from disease as when born. Dyspep-
STA and Liver Complaint, are the direct
causes OF IS per cent of such maladies as
Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick Headache.
Gostiveness, Nervous Preservation, DiEzi
ness of the Head, Palpitation OF the
Heart, and other distressing symptoms.
Three doses of August FToper will prove
its wonderful effect. Sample bottles, ten
cents. Try it.
, 1887-05-27

Tho rule eve 70 give opium in n
form for any affection that is of long
duration should never be forgottena by
physicians. Headaches, neuralgia and
the like diseases. which are likely to re-
u frequently, should not be treated
with opium, laudanum, morphine. chic
rodyne or other Preparation of this drug
unless all other methods fail. Physicians
are too often criminally careless in this
regard. The mental. moral and physical
wrecks, the grand army of which is con
stantly ON thei increase, can most Of then,
trace their ruin to some careless, lazy on
incompetent physician. What is above
written applies with even greater force to
the use of the hypodermic syringe. The
physician who places this seductive and
powerful instrument in the hands of his
patient, TO be used at the %latter's discre-
ton, Is guilty7o a wrong compared with
which highway robbery is a matter too
trivial for notice.
In cases of advanced and incurable
cancer or any excruciatingly painful
disease, in which death alone offers re-
lief, the opium habit Is certainly to be
Justified, and the hypodermic syringe
with a morphine solution may be placed
in the hands of a suitable person for use
in the absence of the physician. In all
other cases such discretion should never
beiintrusted TO an unframed individual
never in the hands of the patient. Like
opium, alcohol is an anesrhetic and ex-
erts a powerful fascination when it is
frequently used. Like it, also, it Is a
most valuable remedy in disease, espe-
cially in those tending toward a fatal
termination by rapid exhaustion and fail
ure of the heart to keep up to its work.
These diseases are characterized by high
fever, rapid, feeble pulse and prostitution
of muscular strength, which comes on
with comparative suddenness. Such are
typhus and typhoid feyers, pneumonia,
malignant forms of eruptive fevers and
blood poisoning, including diphtheria,
erysipelas, septicBmia and pyemia.-
Globe Democrat.
, 1887-05-27
Laramie renttent,ary. wyoming.

Plans and specifications for building an
addition to the United States penitentiary
at Laramie City. Wyo., will be received
at the Office Of the governor, in Cheyenne.
and opened at noon, June 9. 1887, by the
board, consisting of the governor, the sec
rotary and the United States marshal of
the territory.
The plans and specifications will con-
form as nearly as possible to the outward
appearance OF the present building. which
Is 40IT0 feet, outside measurement; walls
Of hard sand store, twenty tour inches
thick and twenty four feet high above the
grade; mansard roof with dormer win
dows.
The plans and specifications must in.
elude the cells and all the interior work
complete aud ready for occupancy. The
secretary of the interior will allow a rea-
sonable compensation for the plans and
specifications adopted. but for nonc other.
The amour of money to be expended is
about twenty one thousand dollars, and no
plans and specifications will be considered
which contemplate a larger expenditure.
Provision will be made for five women
prisoners and three sleeping rooms for
guards.
Plans and specifications will also in.
elude an additional expenditure OF one
thousand dollars for kitchen and dining
room for one hundred prisoners. which
may be an attached building of stone. or
embraced in the main building.
On the acceptance of the plans and
specifications, and the advertisement for
bids, there will be at the same time an
advertisement for repairs to the present
building, costing possibly three thousand
dollars or more, the same being largely
regulated by the plans, position and ar
judgements OF the new bui ding.
All plans, specifications, contracts. etc.,
to be approved by the secretary of the in.
terror, upon the recommendation of the
board.
All payments in cash.
THOMAS MOONLIGHT,
Governor and Chairman of the Board.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 10, 1887.
, 1887-05-27
Ansunwho,e.ome oeeupat,op.

When a buria1permit Is brought in the
office to me and I SEQ that the occupation
Of the dead man was cigar making, l am
ready to guess at once that he died OF
consumption. And my guess is right in
ninety-nine OF n hundred cases. The
trade is a most unwholesome one. The
STOPPING position Of the cigarmaker and
his constant inhalation Of tobacco parti-
Giles invite diseases Of the lungs, and they
generally come - Mortuary Clerk in
Globe Democrat.
, 1887-05-27

A simple test for gold is as follows:
Take q piece Of flint and rub against it
the metallic object to be tested until the
latter leaves a sufficiently marked trace
upon the stone. Upon bringing the flame
Of a sulphur match in contact with the
spot the latter will remain intact if it has
been made with gold, but will disappear
il the contrary be the case.@Boston Her
aid,
, 1887-05-27
DONE Get Cauxh,

This spring with your blood full of impur-
tiles, your digestion impaired, your appe-
title poor. kidneys and liver torpid, and
whole system liable to be Frustrated by
disease-but get yourself into good coudi.
ton and ready for the changing and
warmer weather BY takinv Hoodis Ssrsap-
arila- eIt stands unequaledy for purifying
the blood, swing an appetite and for q
general SPRING medicine.
, 1887-05-27

For Carpenters, Builders and others.
Having sold my lumber yard, | now offer
teoy, entire stock Of Lumber. Shingles and
all kinds Of Building Materials at a great
reduction for the next sixty days, owing to
my being compelled to vacats the prem
ises. a r.. HuRD.
, 1887-05-27
aokIenaArnien sn1xs

The hest salve in the world for cuts,
braisee,a sores, Ulcers salt yheum, fever
sore, letter ebspped hands. chilblains,
coins, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, Or no pay required, II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded Price. IS cents per
box For sale by ". N. Hunt.
, 1887-05-27
The Wonderful Healing Properties of
Darbys rophyIucti Fluid.

Wherever a preventing, healing, cleans
ing and deodorizing injection or wash is
required use Darbys ProphYlactic Fluid
ANY inHamed surface. external or internal.
treated with the Fluid. will be quickly re
licved. 1t has effected cures that had re
sisted the best medical skill.
, 1887-05-27

Mime. Patti seldom takes the trouble to
rehearse for any of the operas she has sung
repeatedly during the past twenty years,
but when q character is comparatively
unfamiliar she works at it as though she
were but q novice.
, 1887-05-27

Nervous Debility. Seminal Weakness.
Exhausted Ktatity, Lost Manhood, and
all the terrible effects OF self abuse and
excuses in maturer years. such as noe
turnal emissions, loss Of memory, dimness
Of vision, aversion to society, the vital
fluid passing unobserved in the urine and
other symptoms that lead to insanity and
death. Poam0 and Middle aged Men
suffering from the above should consult us
at once. Cure guaranteed IN all such
cases. CONSULT FREE
Chemical analysis, including thorough
MICROSCOPE, examinations of the urine, IS.
An honest opinion given in all cases. We
furnish The Great English Remedy, ST.
Ashley Cooper's Vital Restorative, at % a
bottle, or four times the quantity $40
sAMPLE BOTTLE FREE
to anyone stating symptoms, sex and age.
Address English Medical Dispensdry, No
Il-Xearpg- Sc San Fhancisoo. Gala.
, 1887-05-27

"A and reliable Medicines are the best
49, todepend upon. Acker's Blood Ell
ixir has been prescribed for years for all i'm
purities oftheB Blood. In every formofScrof-
ulous. syphilitic or Mercurinl diseases, 1t is
Invaluable. For Rheumatism. ~hasnoequal
Dr.. W. n. Hunt.
, 1887-05-27
BOOMING

Never before was our business so good
as now. The entire West is on the
high road to prosperity Non resi-
dents find they can do better withms
than at any other store. and our
customers are increasing daily.
, 1887-05-27
D a. noaa Is' rrBcIFIvsALrE

A warranted Salve to cure old sores :
all kinds on man or beast, especially syph-
little ulcers, itching or liberated piles, abb
cesses, milk leg, old army sores, proud
flesh, a positive cure for saddle sores, ifs
tula, pail evil, scratches; the only cure t.
be used in private for treatment of svphi-
lis. No cure, money, returned, One dol
lar by mail. DR. e. W. NORRIS,
Huuter'si Hot Springs, Mont.
, 1887-05-27

A new pharmacopoeia has been issued
in Japan. Its preparations number 475,
and they are named 6rst in Japanese and
then IN Latin.
, 1887-05-27

IS NON snS sls e P!sy. yssf By sif pys.
pePsiA. use AclSer's Dyspepsia Tablets.
They are a po5itive cure for Dyspepsia, In
digestion, Flatulency and Constipation
We guarantee them. 25 and 90 cents
DR.. w. N. Hunt
, 1887-05-27

Engraving in al its branches Is done at
zKf4NrR, BUrcHNEH & Co.'s.
, 1887-05-27

Myersis giving an elegant present
of jeweiry with every purchase of
$500 or more. Vim. Myers.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-17
The Cuban Trouble .

New YORK, Sept, 16-A Key West,
Fla special says: This city is all agog. A
Spanish ram is anchored in the harbor and
another is cruising up and down the keys
outside. There Is "a rumor which has
gained considerable credence throughout
the city that they are here to be used in
kidnapping two Cuban American citizens
supposed to be implicated in the latest fill
clustering movement. The Spanish gov
eminent has a few well paid spies here and
a successful kidnapping expedition would
not be at all difficult. So far
as the defense is concerned,
the town has none. There is not even a
military company on the island. The i'm
portance attached to the recent filibuster-
ing expedition is shown by the activity of
the Spanish government. The latest news
from Cuba is that a force of filibusters
landed near Matanzas numbering fifty
seven men was led by Manuel Garcia, and
that he was killed in a skirmish with troops
and civil guards. This information is
in some quarters and nothing
official can be learned. The gunboats
have been steering along the coast. Seven
enteen men supposed to belong to the fill
clustering force have been captured in the
jurisdiction of Matanzas, and will be tried
by court martial in the city of Matanzas.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-17
That American Party.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16.-The first con-
vention of the newly organized American
party was held in this city today for the
purpose of nominating national ticket
About $50 delegates were present and a
paramount organization was effected by
the election of Horace Hepburn, of Phila-
delphia, as chairman and J. NJ. Munyon,
also of this city, as secretary. After the
organization had been completed, a motion
was made that a committee of thirteen on
resolutions be appointed, and that all reso
buttons be referred 10 the committee with
out debate. This motion caused quite a
row in which George Edgar, of New
York, was the chief figure on the opposing
side.
He declared that the purpose of the mo-
ton was entirely un-American and ssvored
strongly of gag law. After spirited de
bate the motion prevailed and Mr. Edgar
promptly left the hall as an expression of
his dissatisfaction. Elk Secretary Pomeroy
of Kansas, addressed the delegates and was
enthusiastically received. The convention
will continue In session tomorrow when it
Is expected by the officers there will be a
much larger attendance of delegates.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-17
The AMETHYST Discovered.

New BEDFORD, Mass, Sept. 16-Ad-
vices from San Francisco state that the fate
of the missing whaler, Amethyst, is set
tied. The mate of the sealing schooner,
Angel Dolly, recently arrived in San Fran
cisco and reports that while cruising near
Castle Rock wreck was discovered on
the island 1t was found to be the Anne
thyst, broken in two. Everything
was in confusion in the cabin. The
whaling gear was covered with rust, look
ing as though it had been laying there for
months. The captain of the Angel Dolly
made an entry in the log book, and the log
book of the Amethyst was taken on board.
The Amethyst sailed in the spring Of 1886,
was commanded by Capt Cooley, and was
last seen in the ice fields in June, 1886.
She was supposed to have on
board five of the crew of
the missing bark Rainbow, Of this port.
The crew of the Amethyst numbered
thirty eight and their fate is still mystery.
The Amethyst was one of the Oldest
whalers in the country, and was built in
Boston In 1922 She was formerly owned
here by VIM. Phillips & Son. She was
valued at $500 and was not insured
Her owner was John Knowland, of Cali
fornia
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-17
A Foolish Mob.

CUTHBERT, Ga, Sept. 16.-A few days
ago Ransom Mollard, young negro, was
sTrested upon the charge of stealing seed
cotton. In quarrel between the CON-
plainant and Mollard the latter was slight
ly wounded. \ trial of the case resulted
Ia a compromise. the negro being released.
Yesterday party of masked men went to
TIE house of Adam Mollard, the father of
Ransom. The family had had an inkling
of the approach of the mob and fed. The
old man denied that the boy was
there and the mob began firing. The old
man was instantly killed by shot in
the breast. 4 negro woman in the cabin
was shot in the leg. Two of the.boys who
had been hiding near by started on s run
for the road and number of shots were
fired at them. Late last evening one came
back wounded. The other is said to have
died in the woods.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-17
Sealed Bids.

Contract for the Gilbert PIow company
works at Wichita, kans- Sealed proposals
viii be received at the Office Of Arthur
Peabody, architect, room ., 2ll North Main
street, up TO IL O'Clock. Sept. = 1851.
Bids win be received for any OF the follow
ing items:
Contractors may put in one OF EsOTe bids
in accordance with the schedule.
J. For the entire work, walls t. te Of
brick
2. For the entire work. walls 70 be O,
hubble stone
3. For the entire work, contractor 70
furnish sli labor and material
1 For the entire work, contractor 70
furnish al material and labor, excep. the
stone, brick and rough lumber.
;. Contractors may also bad separately
on the mason work, on the carpenter work,
on the composition ro-ofr z, Oh the labor, for
any Of the above contracts, including al
materials except the brick, stone and rough
lumber.
q Material men nay bid for furnishing
all the stone. brick or rosgh lnrlh-sr deliver
ed on tie ground, r. o. 3. cars CO The ssese
track .. the WORKS
An TO be b1il: in acc1raa2os with the
plans and Specifications 70 Be- seen al the
Office Of the architect. from g. IT. % ) p IL
daily. The company reserves Tie right %
reject any and al proposals.
loI7t GIL.xz1 PLoE Co.
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Wichita Esux